CLEVELAND BROWNS COACH--JACKSONVILLE'S CHRIS PALMER

The Cleveland Browns finally ended their scrambled search for a coach Thursday, hiring Chris Palmer to lead the return of the Browns to the NFL.

Palmer, the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive coordinator the past two seasons, was introduced by the Browns at a noon news conference at the team's headquarters in Berea, Ohio.

Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed, although a local TV station cited unidentified sources saying Palmer's contract is for five years and worth $8 million to $12 million.

Palmer, 49, is the ninth full-time coach of the Browns, who are returning to the NFL next season as an expansion team following a three-year hiatus that began when former owner Art Modell took the old team to Baltimore.